2.5GgE AM4 motherbord 8x sata 3

[KristiAL]

Hello

I trying to build a NAS

Mostly for Photos videos movies and 3 security cameras

All being said i cannot find a cheap (under 100€) AM4 motherboard with 2.5Gb LAN and 8 sata 3 ports (at last 6)

Any sugestion ? 

Cpu R3 3200g 

 

[Wolly9102]

1 hour ago, KristiAL said:

Hello

I trying to build a NAS

Mostly for Photos videos movies and 3 security cameras

All being said i cannot find a cheap (under 100€) AM4 motherboard with 2.5Gb LAN and 8 sata 3 ports (at last 6)

Any sugestion ? 

Cpu R3 3200g 

 

It simply not possible. 2.5 Gb is considered a premium. So you need to pay more if you want it.

[KristiAL]

Do you know whats the cheapest one ?

Or a website were i can filter those parameters

[mariushm]

For 8 functional SATA ports, you'd need  x470 or x570 or x570s chipset - that's raises the cost of the motherboard.

 

- edit : the B550 chipset DOES NOT support 3200g see post below -

The B550 chipset has only 4 "fixed" SATA ports as you can see in the picture below, and 2 extra sata ports may be enabled if 2 pci-e 3.0 lanes are disabled (which happens on some models, but there's usually notes saying 2 ports get disabled if third m.2 connector has a nvme drive (because then the pci-e lanes are required).

In theory 2 sata ports can be obtained from CPU but only if you give up the 4 pci-e lanes for the M.2 connector (or downgrade it to a M.2 with 2 pci-e lanes) - most don't bother.

 

Do you even have a switch with 2.5gbps ethernet ports ?  How are the computers in your house gonna take advantage of the 2.5gbps speed?

You may be better off getting a 10g switch with a bunch of SFP+ ports and buying some cheap 30-40$  sfp+ network cards here's an example https://www.ebay.com/itm/124186551829 or another one https://www.ebay.com/itm/125395778742

 

With a 3200g you could easily get a B450 chipset based motherboard for around $60-70  and then spend 30-40$ on a 10g ethernet card if you find 1g is not enough and add another 4 port sata controller card later when you add 4 more drives.

Hell, even an A320 chipset motherboard would do ... this one is $55 : https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-A320M-S2H-MicroATX-Realtek-Motherboard/dp/B079NYQQJJ/

As you have the integrated graphics, use the x16 port for a 10g card because the x1 slots are only pci-e 2.0 x1  (so maximum 500 MB/s each - but with mechanical drives it doesn't matter - as max you'll ever get from one drive is around 250 MB/s these days)

 

I have no way of knowing your country so ..

 

 

 

[m9x3mos]

8 hours ago, KristiAL said:

Hello

I trying to build a NAS

Mostly for Photos videos movies and 3 security cameras

All being said i cannot find a cheap (under 100€) AM4 motherboard with 2.5Gb LAN and 8 sata 3 ports (at last 6)

Any sugestion ? 

Cpu R3 3200g 

 

If you are set in those requirements 210 usd is the cheapest you are going to be able to get new. 

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-b550-taichi-razer-edition/p/N82E16813157970?Item=N82E16813157970&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=AFC-RAN-COM&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3a%2f%2fpcpartpicker.com%2f&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-z6njswqqWgT74O55d5kvtg

[mariushm]

17 minutes ago, m9x3mos said:

If you are set in those requirements 210 usd is the cheapest you are going to be able to get new. 

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-b550-taichi-razer-edition/p/N82E16813157970

 

But i forgot to mention B550 chipset doesn't support 3200g or 3400g because the cores are based on Zen+ cores. B550 chipset works only with Zen2 processors and up.

 

I thought of recommending what currently have in description - and that I'm using in my system - is $140 : https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-Motherboard/dp/B08L74NCPQ/

Only 4 sata ports, but an extra 4-8 port hba card is not that expensive... but same story,  3200g won't work on a B550 chipset motherboard.

 

click on picture to zoom it

 

[Bersella AI]

AFAIK that 2.5 Gigabit networking function has only coupled with premium B550 & X570 boards, both without support for the processor R3-3200G.

It's advisable to get an A320 board; cheap enough and with 4 SATA ports already; also leaving some budget & upgrading proof for an additional 2.5 Gb networking card & an M.2 card for SATA expansion.

[LIGISTX]

An enterprise HBA can be had on EBay, with the needed SAS-> SATA cables for under 50 bucks. I get whatever mobo fits your need, and then buy a HBA if you need more SATA ports.